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Thompson Calhoun Fair, LLC, Brokers Sale of the Howard Johnson Express Inn – Fort Myers, Florida / June 2004
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Thompson Calhoun Fair, LLC, Brokers Sale of the Howard Johnson Express Inn - Fort Myers, Florida ATLANTA, Georgia, June 4, 2004 - Thompson Calhoun Fair, LLC, an Atlanta-based hotel real estate firm, announced today that it advised a partnership including Arlington Hospitality in the disposition of the Howard Johnson Express Inn in Fort Myers, Florida. The 121-room hotel is located at 13000 N. Cleveland Avenue (U.S. Route 41) in Fort Myers, Florida. The property is located close to Interstate 75. The Howard Johnson Express Inn consists of three, two-story buildings comprising 121 guest ro...
Thompson Calhoun Fair Brokers Sale of the Amerihost Inn in Le Mars, Iowa and the Amerihost Inn in LaGrange, Georgia / June 2004
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Thompson Calhoun Fair Brokers Sale of the Amerihost Inn in Le Mars, Iowa and the Amerihost Inn in LaGrange, Georgia ATLANTA, Georgia, May 24, 2004 - Thompson Calhoun Fair, LLC, an Atlanta-based hotel real estate firm, announced today it advised Arlington Hospitality in the disposition of the AmeriHost Inn in Le Mars, Iowa and the AmeriHost Inn in LaGrange, Georgia. In Le Mars the 63-room, limited-service property is located at 1314 12th Street. The hotel is comprised of a two-story building and features a spacious indoor pool area including a whirlpool, a small meeting room accommodating up t...
SynXis Enhances its Commitment to Account & Revenue Management Services with New Hires Worldwide / June 2004
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report SynXis Enhances its Commitment to Account & Revenue Management Services with New Hires Worldwide - Eric Mason promoted to Vice President of Operations to Lead the Team MCLEAN, VA- June 8, 2004 - SynXis, a leading provider of reservation services and technology for the hospitality industry, has assembled a team of industry experts to ensure their customers are receiving every opportunity to maximize their revenue through all distribution channels. To complement their widely used reservation technology, SynXis has expanded key account management staff effectively reducing the ratio of ...
SynXis Enhances its Commitment to Account & Revenue Management Services with New Hires Worldwide / June 2004
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report SynXis Debuts its Next Generation Reservation System at HITEC 2004 in Dallas - Web-based, modular system includes a first-of-its-kind Dashboard - MCLEAN, VA - June 17, 2004 - SynXis, a leading provider of reservation services and technology for the hospitality industry, has given its current reservation platform a whole new look and feel. This next generation of their already widely used reservation management system is anticipated, by hotel managers, to be the new standard in reservation technology. Over the last several months the SynXis developers have been working on merging...
Sunset Beach Resort & Spa and its Sister Resort, Sunset at the Palms, Receiving $27 million Investment; Themed Water Park to be Built / June 2004
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Sunset Beach Resort & Spa and its Sister Resort, Sunset at the Palms, Receiving $27 million Investment; Themed Water Park to be Built Montego Bay, JAMAICA (June 9, 2004) - Sunset Beach Resort & Spa, Jamaica's best value all-inclusive resort, announces significant resort improvements. The expansion plan, coupled with a resort refurbishment at its sister resort, Sunset at the Palms, will represent a USD $27 million investment. Facilities to be completed for Winter 2005 season: A themed Water Park with two water slides, waterfalls, meandering river, Jacuzzis, incorporating a unique f...
Sunburst Hospitality Completes Long-Term Disposition Plan, Reduces Debt, Improves Year-Over-Year RevPAR / June 2004
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Sunburst Hospitality Completes Long-Term Disposition Plan, Reduces Debt, Improves Year-Over-Year RevPAR Silver Spring, MD June 1, 2004 Sunburst Hospitality announced today that the company has completed its long-term strategic disposition plan with sale this month of the beach-front Comfort Inn, Miami Beach, Florida, to a regional condominium developer. As a result, Sunburst has reduced debt to $76 million, down from $301 million which financed managements leveraged buy-out of the public company in January 2001. This is an exciting time for us as a private company and for the ...
Premier Hotel Corporation, Gumbo Limbo Management & Development, and The Generation Companies Named Suburban Franchise System's Top Franchisees /
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Premier Hotel Corporation, Gumbo Limbo Management & Development, and The Generation Companies Named Suburban Franchise System's Top Franchisees ATLANTA June 18, 2004 Suburban Franchise Systems (SFS), franchisor of Suburban Extended Stay Hotels, awarded Premier Hotel Corporation, Generation Companies, and Gumbo Limbo Management & Development top performance awards at a its franchisee conference. Premier Hotel Corporation was recognized with the Top Performer of the Year award for their Suburban Extended Stay Hotel, St. Johns Bluff in Jacksonville, Fla. Gumbo Limbo Man...
Hyatt International Appoints Peter Stettler to Vice President – Indonesia and Chris Koehler to General Manager of Grand Hyatt Beijing / June 200
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Hyatt International Appoints Peter Stettler to Vice President - Indonesia and Chris Koehler to General Manager of Grand Hyatt Beijing Chicago, IL, June 3, 2004 - Mr. Bernd Chorengel, president of Hyatt International Corporation, is pleased to announce the following executive appointments: Peter Stettler has been appointed area vice president - Indonesia. Stettler, who retains his role as general manager for Grand Hyatt Jakarta, is a graduate of the Lausanne Hotel School. He joined Hyatt International in August1982 as assistant director of food and beverage at Bali Hyatt. Following ...
StayOnline Offers Smooth Sailing/Surfing at Sailport Resort / June 2004
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report StayOnline Offers Smooth Sailing/Surfing at Sailport Resort . Atlanta, GA March 17, 2004 StayOnline, the nations leading provider of 100% wireless High Speed Internet access to the hospitality industry, is enabling Tampa Bays Sailport Waterfront Suites Resort to offer its guests smooth Internet sailing. All 210 of the Sailports fully-equipped guest suites now have wireless HSIA access, along with its common areas including the pool, restaurants and conference facility. According to Hoch, the Sailport has a fairly even split of business travelers and visitors to the area a...
StayOnline Announces New QuickResponseCoveragePlusSM Wireless HSIA Leader Sets Itself Apart with Innovative Repair Program / June 2004
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report StayOnline Announces New QuickResponseCoveragePlusSMWireless HSIA Leader Sets Itself Apart with Innovative Repair Program Dallas, TX and Atlanta, GA, June 21, 2004 StayOnlines sales force arrives at the annual HITEC show with a new weapon in its arsenal the first nationwide four-hour response program for break/fix repair in the HSIA access industry. Called QuickResponseCoveragePlusSM , the innovative program enables StayOnlines technicians to retrieve any needed replacement parts from 60 locations nationwide and be onsite to a hotel, resort or conference center within four hours...
College Station Property Goes Fully Wireless; Lane Hospitality Taps StayOnline Again / June 2004
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report College Station Property Goes Fully Wireless; Lane Hospitality Taps StayOnline Again . Atlanta, GA May 27, 2004 -- As part of its recent $6 million renovation, the Hilton College Station & Conference Center now offers fully wireless high speed Internet access (HSIA) in guest rooms, meeting rooms and common areas. StayOnline, which has handled several other installations for the hotels management company/owner, Lane Hospitality, has completed the College Stations 100% wireless high-speed Internet connectivity, adding to its growing inventory of over 50,000 wireless guest rooms acros...
The State of Pennsylvania Commissioned Feasibility Study for Proposed $40 million Resort Within a State Park Comes Up Empty / June 2004
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality ExecutiveBy Julie Benamati, The Tribune-Democrat, Johnstown, Pa.Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 26, 2004 -PATTON, Pa. -- A state-commissioned study of a proposed $40 million resort at Prince Gallitzin State Park calls the plan risky and slammed Cambria and Blair County tourism bureaus, saying they have done a poor job promoting the area. The $50,000 study, ordered by state Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and conducted by Horwath Horizon Hospitality Advisors of Virginia, examined material that has been on the agenda of state Rep. Gary Haluska, D-Patton, for about a decade...
Anschutz Entertainment Plans to Build a 1,500-room Hotel and Entertainment Center Near Staples Center; $1 billion Project Catches LA City Officials
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality ExecutiveBy Rick Orlov, Daily News, Los AngelesKnight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 2, 2004 - Seeking to capitalize on the downtown boom it helped create with Staples Center, Anschutz Entertainment Group said Tuesday it plans to build a new downtown hotel and entertainment center at a cost of up to $1 billion. AEG President Tim Leiweke said he expects next month to announce details of the plan, which includes a long-anticipated Convention Center hotel with a related entertainment and retail complex. "It is a total announcement, the whole ball of wax," Leiweke said at a news conference announc...
Pebble Beach Company Selects Springer-Miller Systems as Preferred PMS Vendor / June 2004
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Pebble Beach Company Selects Springer-Miller Systems as Preferred PMS Vendor SMS|Host Hospitality Management System chosen for integrated service delivery Stowe, VT. - June 28, 2004 - Springer Miller Systems Inc. (SMS) - the leading provider of guest-centric hospitality management systems-proudly announces that Pebble Beach Company has selected the SMS|Host suite of products for their hotels, golf courses, restaurants, retail outlets and spa. Pebble Beach Company, headquartered in Pebble Beach, Calif., owns and operates the world-famous Pebble Beach Resorts, including The Lodge at Pebble...
Springer-Miller Systems to Integrate Expedia's Direct Connect Technology; Hoteliers Will Benefit with Real-Time Connectivity for Internet Reserva
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Springer-Miller Systems to Integrate Expedia's Direct Connect Technology; Hoteliers Will Benefit with Real-Time Connectivity for Internet Reservations Stowe, Vt. - May 26, 2004 - Springer Miller Systems Inc. (SMS) - the leading provider of guest-centric hospitality management systems - is pleased to announce an agreement with Expedia, Inc. to integrate Springer-Miller's SMS|Host Hospitality Management System with Expedia®'s direct connect technology. Hotels and resorts using SMS|Host will be better able to manage their business by utilizing newly developed connectivity between the applicatio...
Woman Who Claimed a Mouse in Her Soup Charged with Attempted Extortion and Conspiracy to Commit a Felony / June 2004
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality ExecutiveBy Peter Dujardin, Daily Press, Newport News, Va.Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 2, 2004 - NEWPORT NEWS, Va., A woman who said she found a mouse in her soup at a Cracker Barrel restaurant last month News made up the whole story, the Commonwealth's Attorney's office said Tuesday. Carla Patterson, 36, and her son, Ricky Patterson, 20, both of the 100 block of Westview Drive in Hampton, were both charged Tuesday with attempted extortion and conspiracy to commit a felony after they tried to get Cracker Barrel to give them money in the hoax, said Howard Gwynn, Newport News' Commonwea...
After an Eight Month Competitive Bidding Process, The Phoenix City Council Selects Sheraton as Operator of a New 1,000-room Convention Hotel / June 2
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report After an Eight Month Competitive Bidding Process, the Phoenix City Council Selects Sheraton as Operator of a New 1,000-room Convention Hotel WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. - June 17, 2004 -- Sheraton Hotels & Resorts has been selected to manage a new 1,000-room convention hotel in downtown Phoenix. The Phoenix City Council chose Sheraton yesterday after an eight-month competitive bidding process. The hotel, which is expected to include 100,000 square feet of meeting space, several restaurants, a swimming pool, fitness center and spa, plus Sheraton's signature Sweet Sleeper Beds, is scheduled t...
HEI Hospitality Acquires its First Hotel, the 410-room Sheraton Music City in Nashville, Tennessee / June 2004
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report HEI Hospitality Fund Acquires its First Hotel, the 410-room Sheraton Music City in Nashville, Tennessee NORWALK, Conn./ NASHVILLE, Tenn., June 3, 2004 HEI Hospitality, a privately held hotel investment company today announced that it had acquired the 410-room Sheraton Music City in Nashville, Tenn. for an undisclosed price from McGavock Associates, Ltd. It is the first hotel acquired by HEI Hospitality Fund, a newly formed $275 million private equity fund that intends to acquire up to approximately $800 million in hotel assets over the next 24-36 months. Merritt Hospitality, a wh...
The Kor Hotel Group Completes $13.5 million Renovation to the Sheraton Gateway LAX / June 2004
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Discount Hotels London, Sydney, Rome, AmsterdamParis, Melbourne, Lisbon, Barcelona, Berlin, Hong Kong, New York, Auckland Discount Hotels London, Sydney, Rome, AmsterdamParis, Melbourne, Lisbon, Barcelona, Berlin, Hong Kong, New York, Auckland The Kor Hotel Group Completes $13.5 million Renovation to the Sheraton Gateway LAX Los Angeles, CA June 28, 2004 - The Kor Hotel Group has completed a major renovation to the Sheraton Gateway LAX that it began after purchasing the property in December 2002. The $13.5 million renovation infused the property...
Molinaro Koger Structures Sale of Sheraton Hotel Washington, DC / June 2004
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Molinaro Koger Structures Sale of Sheraton Hotel Washington, DC McLean, Virginia June 18, 2004 The investment communitys voracious appetite for business-class hotels located in first-tier markets is demonstrated by Molinaro Kogers announcement today that the firm structured the rapid sale of the Sheraton Hotel, Washington, DC, on behalf of the Stephen A. Goldberg Company, a prominent DC real estate development company, in the wake of highly competitive bidding. Purchased by an affiliate of The JBG Companies of Chevy Chase, Maryland, for an undisclosed amount, the 265room prop...
Peterson Investment Group and Westbank Projects Developing a Downtown Vancouver Hotel to be Managed by Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts / June 2004
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Peterson Investment Group and Westbank Projects Developing a Downtown Vancouver Hotel to be Managed by Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts Hong Kong, June 14, 2004 - Asia Pacifics leading luxury hotel group, Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts, reinforces its expansion outside Asia Pacific with a management agreement for a five-star deluxe hotel in Vancouver, Canada in early 2008. The hotel is being jointly developed by Vancouver based Peterson Investment Group and Westbank Projects. The deluxe Shangri-La Hotel, Vancouver will be strategically located one block from the citys premier business add...
Shaner Hotel Group in Dispute with General Contractor; Florida Fairfied Inn Opens Nearly a Year Late / June 2004
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality ExecutiveBy Christopher Calnan, The Florida Times-Union, JacksonvilleKnight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 28, 2004 - JACKSONVILLE BEACH, Fla. -- A group of subcontractors caught in a dispute between the owners of a new Jacksonville Beach hotel and the general contractor picketed outside the hotel Thursday saying they haven't been paid for work. The general contractor, the Douglas Co., said he can't pay the subcontractors until the hotel's owners pay him. And the owner of the Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott, Jelms Hotel Co. LLP, said it was withholding payment because Douglas didn't do the jo...
The Shaftesbury: Boutique Hotel in Soho, Piccadilly, Central London is First with BW Premier Status / June 2004
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report The Shaftesbury: Boutique Hotel in Soho, Piccadilly, Central London is First with BW Premier Status Best Western - the largest group of independently owned hotels in Great Britain and the London Premier Hotels are delighted to announce the first London Hotel to achieve its Premier status. Best Western have now something rather different to offer for their central London customers, it is called (and quite apt too); 'the Shaftesbury'. It is first ever London hotel to showcase the BW luxury brand; Best Western Premier, and since its recent opening earlier this year, the Shaftesbury has been a wi...
After Doing the Math, Some Hotel Franchisees Consider Going Independent; Full Utilization of Travel Web Sites an Alternative to Brand Franchise Fees
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality ExecutiveBy Jon Chavez, The Blade, Toledo, OhioKnight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 30, 2004 - About four months ago when Scott Robinson "did the math," his calculations changed not only the name of the downtown Ramada Inn & Suites hotel, but also its business model. As general manager of the 19-story hotel at Jefferson Avenue and Summit Street, Mr. Robinson figured the property could do as much business, yet save thousands of dollars, by severing ties with Ramada and selling rooms through the Internet. That means having its own Web site as well as renting rooms at discount rates through Inter...
